Inmost
/ˈɪn.moʊst/noun
Situated farthest inside; deepest or most internal.
Did you know?Inmost is the superlative of in, and its history is a clean Germanic chain—not occult by origin, but it became perfect for mystical language about the hidden inner self.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*en
“in, into”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*in
“in, inside”
Old English
English
innost / inmost
“most inward; farthest inside”
Middle English
English
inmost
“most inward, deepest within”
Modern English
English
inmost
“farthest inside; most deeply felt or concealed”